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My neighbor Babble was getting on my nerves. He was entirely too cheerful. There he was, a sparkle in his eyes and a spring in his step, traipsing about and whistling, "When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along." For shame, Babble, I lectured him. As a representative of the news media, I must protest your inappropriate cheerfulness in the face of all the bad news we've brought you lately. Here we've been serving you a steady diet of war, famine, pestilence, death, and the U.S. Congress, and you respond by whistling 'When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along.' I know you follow the news, so why aren't you griping and...

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My neighbor Babble was getting on my nerves. He was entirely too cheerful.There he was, a sparkle in his eyes and a spring in his step, traipsing about and whistling, "When the red, red robin comes bob, bob, bobbin' along."For shame, Babble, I...

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